Italian Getaway

Maverick · Post by **Maverick** » Wed Jan 15, 2003 1:47 am

Hey all you world travelers, I was wondering if any of you have any good advice on places to go and things to do in Italy for not a lot of money. I'm going there in Mid February with my girlfriend (we'll call her "Charlie" to continue the Top Gun reference...) I know it's not the ideal time to go, but it works out best for us schedule wise, and the rates are better. Besides, it'll be our 10 year anniversary of being (mostly) together, so we'll deal with the cold and rain.

Anyway, I'd appreciate any advice about it. Thanks

rabbit · Post by **rabbit** » Wed Jan 15, 2003 2:13 am

sex. lots of it. that way you can say you had sex in italy.

martino · Post by **martino** » Wed Jan 15, 2003 3:26 pm

palermo is one of my favorite places in the world and the weather in pretty mild even in the wintertime. as a matter of fact, sicily is so chock full of interesting things to do and see i could talk about it for hours.

venice in february is super romantic. you might be there during the carneval/mardi gras season when everybody wears these imaginative masks, "eyes wide shut" style, and they have all kinds of celebrations. the hotels are comparatively cheap during the winter and if it rains too much they put walking planks on the plazas.

you might also consider skiing in the italian alps; the scenery there is spectacular any time of the year. (check out stallone's "cliffhanger", which was filmed there, for a taste).

Post by **mccutcheon** » Wed Jan 15, 2003 4:06 pm

Im love the walking planks. just follow them to the jub of wine. just don't go swimming. nice chat yesterday Mav. give Charlie a kiss for me. ps- did we talk about playing tennis in Vegas?

Myke115 · Post by **Myke115** » Wed Jan 15, 2003 4:49 pm

Now there's a sport I luv ... tennnis ...

Perhaps we'll meet one day and I'll kick your ass on the court. Key West, McCutcheon???

Post by **mccutcheon** » Wed Jan 15, 2003 5:34 pm

yeah i'll try someday to get down there. I love tennis too. can't find anyone here to play with.

Post by **mccutcheon** » Wed Jan 15, 2003 5:37 pm

oh yeah, and Amanda and i are working on a piece of electronica music and the video is two 16 year old girls playing tennis, barefoot and braless on a grass court in the rain. don't look for it on MTV.

Maverick · Post by **Maverick** » Thu Jan 16, 2003 7:54 pm

Dammit, McCutcheon, I'm supposed to be your filmmaker...if you're shooting videos of braless 16 year olds, I need to be involved...purely professional, of course...

Maverick · Post by **Maverick** » Thu Jan 16, 2003 7:55 pm

and thanks, everyone for the advice about Italy...maybe a new story will come out of the experience...

Maverick · Post by **Maverick** » Wed Feb 05, 2003 10:49 pm

Hey everyone, I'm off to London and then all over Italy. Have a great couple of weeks, and I'll have a pint and plenty of wine for each of you!